Naomi Sagara | |
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| 佐良直美 | |
| Born | Nahoko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 納堡子) 1945 (age 78–79) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | singer, animal welfare activist |
| Years active | 1967-present |
Naomi Sagara (佐良 直美, Sagara Naomi, born 1945) is the stage name of Nahoko Yamaguchi (山口 納堡子, Yamaguchi Nahoko), an award-winning Japanese popular singer who was prolific between 1967 and 1980. She won numerous awards as a singer and composer, branching into acting. After a surgery to remove polyps on her vocal cords in 1985, she became a business woman. Since 1993, she has worked in the field of animal welfare and has published several books about animal care. She has periodically returned to television in guest appearances and in 2010 resumed singing and composing.